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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 253
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 802
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FOR
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN A RURAL OR
OTHER UNDERSERVED AREA OR IN A FIELD WITH A WORKFORCE
SHORTAGE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a loan forgiveness 1
program that forgives up to fifty thousand dollars of graduate school 2
loans for health care professionals who (1) are not participating in 3
another state or federal loan forgiveness or loan reimbursement 4
program, (2) obtain and maintain licensure as a health care professional 5
by the Department of Public Health, and (3) agree to work in the state 6
for a minimum of four years of full-time work or a minimum of eight 7
years of part-time work as a health care professional in a rural or other 8
underserved area or in a health care field with a workforce shortage. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To address the shortage of health care professionals in the state.